My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

Across the street from the supermarket, a burly man with a furtive build was so shocked by what he had just witnessed that his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"That scared me to death..." Xiong Mingming patted his chest, took a deep breath, and decided to go back first.

He knew that no one would run a proper supermarket in the apocalypse. Who would have the supplies to open a store? Wouldn't it be better to keep them for themselves? It must be a shady store!

He just saw someone fly out of the supermarket. He guessed that the owner was using his superpowers to scam people under the guise of a supermarket.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and didn't risk going in directly. He decided to go back and ask Sister Yangliu about the situation first.

Xiong Mingming, with her arms tucked under her sides, ran into a street without looking back.

"Could it be that Sister Yang Liu lied? That shouldn't be the case..." Xiong Mingming scratched his head as he walked, and clicked his tongue.

"Click."

The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, and a chill rushed straight to Xiong Mingming, freezing his feet in place.

"Stop right there, don't move."

Cheng Xu walked out from behind him, his face stern and his tone cold.

Xiong Mingming was trembling with fear. Although the chill was refreshing in the sweltering heat, he didn't want to freeze into an icicle.

"An ice-type ability user? B-Big brother, we have no grudge against each other, I have nothing on me, but I have a little food at home, please let me go..."

Despite his imposing stature of 1.9 meters, Xiong Mingming is actually a pushover, timid as a mouse.

Before the apocalypse, he worked as a game booster at home. He was a true anime and manga otaku, with his house stocked with food and drink, and he wouldn't leave the house for a whole month.

He was incredibly lucky. Before the apocalypse, his parents' canned food business failed, and they left a warehouse full of canned goods at his house before leaving.

Thanks to a warehouse full of canned food, Xiong Mingming has survived until now, and her weight has dropped from over 200 pounds to less than 140 pounds.

"Stop talking nonsense, do you know Yang Liu?" Cheng Xu interrupted him.

Xiong Mingming was taken aback for a moment, then quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, I know them. Sister Yang Liu encountered zombies before, and I was the one who opened the door for them to come in!"

Cheng Xu calmly sheathed the Frost Blade, unsure whether his words were true or false, and said, "Take me to her."

Xiong Mingming didn't dare disobey, and with a long face, she kept complaining in her heart, "Sorry, Sister Yang Liu, I don't know if I'm your enemy, I had no choice, I was forced... I should have never come to this supermarket, what bad luck..."

A few days ago, he saw Yang Liu fighting with zombies from the window, so he opened the door and let her and her child into the house to hide, successfully fending off the zombies chasing her.

In return, Yang Liu took out a bag of chocolate biscuits and water, and told him the exact location of Lucky Supermarket.

He didn't want to risk coming out, but the bag of cookies was so delicious, and he only had one can left at home...

After walking for more than half an hour, the two finally arrived at an old residential area.

Most of the buildings in the residential complex were damaged or collapsed. Xiong Mingming's apartment was only on the first two floors, which was considered relatively good, and his home was on the first floor.

Xiong Mingming stood at her doorstep, head down, took out her keys, and slowly opened the door.

"Xiao Hang, come over and have some water."

"Mom, Mingming's back!"

The familiar voices inside the room jolted Cheng Xu, who was outside the door, awake from his reverie.

The team was almost completely wiped out, and he barely escaped with his life. When he heard his wife and children's voices again, his eyes welled up with tears.

“Mingming-ge…uh? Dad…Dad?! Mom, it’s Dad! It’s Dad!” Xiao Hang came to the door and saw Xiong Mingming and Cheng Xu standing together. He almost thought he was dreaming.

He rubbed his eyes. It was his father! He jumped up excitedly and kept calling out to Yang Liu inside the house.

Yang Liu, holding a water bottle, peered over and exclaimed, "Old Cheng! It really is you!"

The woman put down the bottled water with trembling hands, rushed into Cheng Xu's arms, and cried uncontrollably. Xiao Hang also hugged his parents and cried along with them.

The long-awaited reunion of the family of three left Xiong Mingming dumbfounded. "Phew, it turns out they're a family. I thought they were my eldest sister's enemies... What a relief."

"I was very rude just now, young man, thank you." Cheng Xu wiped away his wife's tears, then turned and bowed to Xiong Mingming.

"No...it's nothing." Xiong Mingming waved her hand, her face slightly flushed.

The group went inside and started talking about recent events.

“Lucky Supermarket…I went there too, haha!” Cheng Xu and his wife smiled at each other when Cheng Xu heard his wife talk about this amazing supermarket.

The shop truly lives up to its name; those who encounter it are incredibly lucky.

Yang Liu was very grateful to Lucky Supermarket. If she hadn't bought the supplies there, she and her son would have died of thirst and hunger.

"Brother Cheng, sister-in-law, are you sure that supermarket sells supplies?" Xiong Mingming asked in a low voice.

"Confirmed." The two said in unison.

Xiao Hang nestled in Yang Liu's arms, sniffed, and said, "Don't you believe us, Mingming? The water and cookies my mom gave you were bought from Lucky Supermarket. The lady at the supermarket is so pretty, the most beautiful person I've ever seen."

"But I just saw..." Xiong Mingming recounted the scene he witnessed a small business owner violently beating several burly men.

After listening, Cheng Xu chuckled a few times, "The supermarket has rules. Those people you saw were probably trying to steal supplies, so it's normal that the shopkeeper dealt with them..."

He then briefly introduced the supermarket's points system and hardware regulations.

Xiong Mingming then understood. It wasn't hard to understand; in the apocalypse, there were more vicious people, and if someone came across a supermarket with supplies, they would definitely have evil intentions.

“This place is too dirty and too small. I have an idea. While I was looking for you and Xiaohang these past few days, I found a place. It’s a small apartment building with living spaces from the first to the fifth floor. The key point is that it’s very close to Lucky Supermarket! Let’s move there together.” Cheng Xu’s eyes gleamed.

He had planned it all out long ago; he would camp around Lucky Supermarket!

Why go to Tomorrow's Base? Hope Base.

Just to enter the base, you have to hand over three level-one crystal cores, and a small piece of expired compressed biscuit costs as much as five level-one crystal cores. Water resources are so expensive that they are suffocating.

Monthly accommodation fees, management fees...

Lucky Supermarket is his family's only hope. It offers good quality, low prices, and fresh, hot meals. As long as they work hard to kill zombies and collect crystal cores, their future is secure!

Xiao Hang is almost seven years old, but he looks as thin as a four or five-year-old. He needs nutrition at this age, and the supplies in the supermarket are excellent.

Yang Liu definitely agreed with her husband's idea, and she didn't mind bringing Xiong Mingming along.

There aren't many people who can save you in the apocalypse, and Xiao Hang also really likes Xiong Mingming.

Xiong Mingming stared blankly at his doghouse. He thought to himself, "I don't have any skills, and there's no food left at home. I might as well go with the older brother in front of me."

Brother Cheng is an ability user. If I follow him, I can learn how to kill zombies. Once I have the crystal cores, I can go to the supermarket to buy supplies, and then my basic living will be guaranteed.

Yes! That's it.

The group shared the same idea and immediately had Xiong Mingming pack up and head to the small apartment near the supermarket.

Aside from clothes, Xiong Mingming had nothing else to bring. He carefully took down the "wives" hanging on the wall, each one a cute anime character.

A little while later, Xiong Mingming, carrying his favorite anime-themed body pillow, slung his backpack over his shoulder and left with Cheng Xu's family.

Song Ze was in his small apartment, eating instant noodles with bottled water.

He was unaware that several neighbors were about to move into the apartment below him.